Rake attachment for potato-hooks.



. G. KROPP.

RAKE ATTACHMENT FOR POTATO HOOKS.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 24, 1909.

938,001, Patented 001;. 26, 1909.

sweeteners-teem anon, mrcnrean, ASSIGNOR- T0 ARTHUR a. McMLANUS,

' OE TRAVERSE CITY, MICHIGAN.

RAKE ATTACHMENT FOR POTATO-HOOKS.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, CHARLES Knorr, citizen of the United States,residing at Good Harbor, in the county of Leelanau and, State ofMichigan, have invented a new and useful- Rake Attachment for Potato-Hooks, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in agricultural implements, andparticularly to a-novel attachment for potato-hooks.

In digging potatoes, much difficulty has been experienced on account ofvarious vegetation, such as June grass, weeds and vines, which veryoften surround or partially surround the potato plants; and heretoforeit has been necessary for the operator to stoop over and pull by handthe said vegetation froth the plants, the operation thereof being verytedious as well as consuming much valuable time.

One of the objects of the invention is to provide an implement of thecharacter described which will obviate the necessity of the operatorstooping over and removing by hand the surplus rankvegetation as abovedescribed.

A.nother object of the invention is to provide a rake attachmdnt forpotato-hooks which is of novel construction, cheap to manufacture andreadily applicable to potatohooks of various sizes.

The invention comprises a rake of angleiron shape which is preferablyformed of sheet metal and which is adapted to be detachably secured tothe head of any potatohook.

In the drawing: Figure 1 is a perspective ylew showing the rakeattachment secured 1n posit1on to a potato-hook. Fi 2 is a detailsectional View of the same, s owing the relative position of the rakeupon the hook, and Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the rake attachment.

Like reference numerals designate corresponding parts in all figures ofthe drawing.

. The invention is especially adapted for use in connection with apotatohook of the Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct, 26, 1969.,

application filed May'fiz, 1909. Serial 110. 497,938.

usual construction, which embodies a handle 1 and tang 2; the endthereof terminating 1n oppositely arranged arms 3*3, each of which areforwardly extending and downwardly bent to form hooks H, Extendingforwardly and downwardly from the arms 33 and in the same plane, thereare a plurality of intermediate hooks 5-5, the forwardly extendingportions of the hooks being hereinafter referred to as the head of thepotato-hook.

The invention cpmprises a rake attach ment which is formed from a singlestrip of sheet metal and bent longitudinally to form an angle-shapedmember, which is designated as a whole by the numeral 6,. The saidmember 6 comprises a base portion 7 which is provided with a pluralityof elongated openings 88, said openings being preferably arranged nearthe respective ends of-said portion. The base portion 7 is longi=tudinally bent at an angle to form a series of integral rake teeth 10which extend the entire width of the said portion.

In applying the rake attachment to a potato-hook, the device is arrangedtransversely on the head of said hook, in such amanner that therake-teeth 10 are arranged forwardly of the base portion 7'. -Hookbolts1111 are preferably employed to detachably secure the same in position,These bolts 11-11 respectively extend through the elongated openings 88in such manner that the hooks 1212 of the said bolt respectively engagethe oppositely extending arms 33 of the potato-hook. Nuts 1313 or othersuitable means are employed in connection with the bolts 1111 forclamping the rake attachment to the potato-hook. The elongated openings88 permit of adjusting the said hook-bolts, so that the said hook can becaused to readily engage the arms 3 of the potato-hook.

What I claim is:

A rake attachment for otato-hooks formed from a single strip 0 sheetmetal and comprising a base-portion which is prorided .with a pluralityof elongated openings, one edge of said portion being longitudinall'ybent at substantially right angles to form a series of outstandingV-shaped teeth, said r'ake attachment being adapted to be transverselyarranged and detachably secured to the head of the potato-hook byhook-bolts which are arranged to respectively extend through the saidelongated 10 openings and coact with the head of the hook and thebase-portion of the rake at ture in the presence of two witnesses.

. CHARLES KROPP.

Witnesses:

CLAUs WV. BASCH, EMIL H. KnoPP;

